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Home owners told to prepare for 5% base rate
Home owners should prepare for a series of interest rate rises to around 5%, a Bank of England official warned today.
23 December 2010
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Are pre-booked mortgages good rate rise shields?
Mortgage holders worried about rising interest rates can reserve a fixed rate deal for up to seven months if they don't want to commit just yet.
21 December 2010
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Base rate held at 0.5% again
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 21st consecutive month.
9 December 2010
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'House prices could rise 16% by 2014'
House prices will edge ahead by 2% next year but property values will be 16% higher by the end of 2014, an economics consultancy predicted today.
10 November 2010
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Five-year fixed mortgages at all-time low: should you lock in?
The cost of five-year fixed rate mortgages is at its lowest ever level, prompting some brokers to suggest borrowers should snap them up soon.
19 October 2010
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State pension to rise as inflation stays high
More expensive food and clothing offset falling air fares and petrol prices to keep the cost of living well above the Bank of England's 2% target today.
12 October 2010
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Mortgage rates hit record low
The cost of tracker mortgages fell to a record low during September as competition continued to return to the market.
11 October 2010
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Base rate held at 0.5%
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 19th consecutive month.
7 October 2010
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Support for mortgage interest benefit cut by thousands of pounds
Almost a quarter of a million struggling householders will see mortgage benefit payments dive by a typical £3,700 a year from next month.
29 September 2010
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Overdraft interest rates at record high
Overdraft rates reached a record high during August despite Bank of England base rate remaining at its historic low of 0.5%.
10 September 2010

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